Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

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abt. 1728 , France

Died

23 February 1799 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Born: abt. 1728 in France

Father: Unknown

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Jean married Madeleine GRENIER 6 October 1760 in Yamachiche, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GRENIER was born 15 July 1740 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine died 10 April 1795 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine was the child of Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) and Marie-Josephte GELINAS.

Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) died 23 February 1799 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

son of Louis-Auguste Gerin-Lajoie Jarin and Marie Courtin

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married

Madeleine GRENIER
Marriage date: 6 October 1760
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine GRENIER was the child of Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) and Marie-Josephte GELINAS

Children of Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER

Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Born: 30 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 January 1833, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER 11 January 1790 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Born: 15 January 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule RIVARD 27 September 1790 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Madeleine GRENIER 6 October 1760, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 30 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1771 Birth of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) was born 15 January 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married 11 January 1790, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Theotiste BOUCHER

1790 Marriage of Child
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married 27 September 1790 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Ursule RIVARD

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)